With the support from Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Reach Out's Youth and Family Wellness Department recently established a new Intervention Specialist team to serve as a support for school-wide mental health and wellness. The Intervention Specialist team works collaboratively with school sites to promote a positive school climate with a focus on mental health prevention, intervention, and case management. They also provide direct services, consultation, and outreach to youth experiencing substance use or other forms of behavior, detrimental to personal, social, or academic success.

Daniela joined Reach Out in March of 2022 as an Intervention Specialist (IS) and works within the Chaffey Joint Union High School District.

"I have worked with many students since I started with Reach Out, and one student really stands out," said Daniela. "The student I worked with was not attending their classes. Due to anxiety, this student would spend their days in the office instead of attending class. The student was referred to the Wellness Center to introduce them to a safe space on campus for student, and was very reserved at first. They would come into the center and sit in the calming area until the end of the day. After about two weeks of visiting the center, the student began to open up and talk about their interests (music, food, movies, hobbies, etc). I began to learn more about the student and was able to find out that the reason for not attending class was because they gave up on school and started feeling like a failure after falling behind in classes. After knowing this, I began to offer words of affirmation and develop goals for them for the next school year. I would consistently remind the student of their goals and how capable they were of achieving them! Summer came and I am happy to say this student was able to attend and pass all their classes during the summer term. This student would visit the center during lunches and explain how they were keeping up with the goals we had made. The student is excited to start the next school year now that they know they have the extra support on campus!" 

For more info about Reach Out's youth programs and how you can support visit we-reachout.org.

Reach Out's Community, Health & Policy and Community Health, Equity & Wellness departments attended this year's National Night Out event in the cities of Eastvale and Fontana. 

Our staff and volunteers engaged informative conversations with community members. They provided information on various Reach Out programs as well as COVID-19 vaccine and environmental prevention resources. 

To learn more about Reach Out programs, visit our website. 

Reach Out's Community Health Equity & Wellness (CHEW) staff members Rebecca Torres and Monica Gaytan recently attended a backpack giveaway and resource event hosted by Never Stop Grinding Impact and Werner Elementary school. The event was located at Werner Elementary school in the City of Rialto, and was very well attended with over 1,000 backpacks distributed along with school supplies and various other resources. The team spoke to over 4,000 attendees about the importance of Covid-19 vaccines and also educated them about long-term symptoms. Several partners participated including; IEHP, Rialto Police Department, Chase Bank, Rialto School District, Oak Valley College, Smile America, and many more. The event brought a lot of smiles to many kids and parents. The CHEW team were very grateful to be a part of this successful event in the City of Rialto.

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Partners for Innovative Communities' (PIC) mission is to empower communities by increasing their capacity to create healthy and safe environments through policy design, partnerships, and collaboration. PIC's priority areas are restorative justice, school climate, and substance abuse prevention.

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Fontana Community Coalition (FCC) is a passionate, dedicated and attentive grass-roots community partnership that promotes positive direction and opportunity for youth recognition, celebration of Fontana’s cultural diversity, policy and collaborative solutions that respond to the specific needs of the

community.

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